Contents
Chapter ¢ñ An Overview of International Trade and Law1
Section 1 Introduction to International Trade1
Section 2 Introduction to International Trade Law11
Chapter ¢ò Law of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods18
Section 1 International Legal Sources on Contracts for International
Sale of Goods18
Section 2 Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods30
Section 3 Rights and Obligations of the Parties to Contracts for International
Sale of Goods35
Section 4 Breaches of Contracts and Remedies for the Aggrieved Parties49
Section 5 Transfer of Title and Risks of the Goods62
Chapter ¢ó Law of International Carriage of Goods76
Section 1 Law of International Carriage of Goods by Sea76
Section 2 Law of International Carriage of Goods by Air96
Section 3 Law of International Carriage of Goods by Rail104
Section 4 Law of International Multimodal Transportation of Goods119
Chapter ¢ô Law of Insurance for Goods in International Carriage130
Section 1 Fundamentals of Insurance and Insurance Contract130
Section 2 Risks and Losses of Goods in International Carriage133
Section 3 Coverage Clauses of Insurance Contracts for
Goods in International Carriage137
Chapter ¢õ Law of Payment, Finance and Guarantee in International Trade147
Section 1 International Payment Instruments147
Section 2 International Payment Methods155
Section 3 Methods of Finance and Guarantee in International Trade169
Chapter ¢ö National Laws on International Trade Regulation and Protection179
Section 1 Policy Instruments of International Trade Protection179
Section 2 Trade Regulations of Some Major Economies188
Chapter ¢÷ International Law on Trade Policy Coordination (I):
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡The WTO Agreements204
Section 1 The WTO and WTO Agreements in General204
Section 2 The Marrakesh Agreement: The Founding Treaty of the WTO212
Section 3 The Doha Round of Trade Negotiations218
Chapter ¢ø International Law on Trade Policy Coordination (¢ò):
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Regional Trade Agreements226
Section 1 An Overview of Regional Economic Integration and RTAs226
Section 2 Typical RTAs with Important Influence in the World230
Section 3 China¡¯s Practice on Regional Economic Cooperation and RTAs239
Chapter IX Law of International Trade Dispute Resolution245
Section 1 International Commercial Arbitration245
Section 2 The WTO Dispute Settlement System259
Section 3 Dispute Settlement under RTAs and FTAs269
